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- Michael Ryan Perez is known for Chicago P.D. (2014), Friends of the Bride (2012) and The Show Must Go Online (2020).
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Jessica Ruth "Jessie" Mueller, born in Evanston, Illinois, is a Tony Award-winning actress known for her work on Broadway portraying Carole King in Beautiful; the Carole King Musical and Jenna Hunterson in Waitress. She was born into a family of actors. Her parents, Jill (Shellabarger) and Roger Mueller, were actors in Chicago, and her three siblings also went on to pursue the performing arts. Jessie attended Evanston Township Highschool where she first developed an interest in theatre, she then went on to major in Musical Theatre at Syracuse University. Following this, Jessie returned to Chicago where she pursued her career in theatre from the years 2005 to 2011 over this time she played an incredible breadth of roles and always secured raving reviews from critics who very much foreshadowed her Broadway career. In 2006 Mueller performed at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon as Lady Mortimer in Henry IV. In 2009 Jessie received her first Joseph Jefferson Award for her portrayal of Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel, she would go on to receive two more nominations in 2011, she won again, this time as a lead actress - Amelia Balash, She Loves Me. During a production of 'Shout! The Mod Musical' Jessie landed her first Broadway show. A 'revisal' of 'a On A Clear Day You Can See Forever' alongside Harry Connick Jr. On 11th December 2011 Jessie made her Broadway debut as Melinda Wells, the show was short lived and ultimately unsuccessful, however Jessie's performance received radiant reviews and she got her first Tony Nomination. Jessie made her TV debut as Carrie Pipperidge in Live at Lincoln Centre's production of Carousel. Staying in New York, she performed in an Off-Broadway production of Into the Woods, as well as the Broadway productions of The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Nice Work If You Can Get It. In 2014 Jessie originated the role of Carole King in Beautiful; the Carole King Musical - the role which would secure her spot as one of Broadway's finest. For this role she received the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Actress and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. Sara Bareilles, who was writing Waitress the musical at the time, attended opening night of Beautiful and immediately imagined Jessie as her leading lady, a role which Jessie undertook on a Broadway in 2016 earning her a 3rd Tony nomination and a 2nd Grammy nomination. Mueller is scheduled to return to Broadway 28th February 2018 as Julie Jordan in Carousel. Since 2016, Mueller has been seen to be branching out more into television and film making TV guest appearances in 'The Family' and 'Blue Bloods'. Additionally she will make her motion picture debut in the Spielberg film, 'The Post' - staring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. Jessie often appears on TV as herself on either talk shows or televised concerts, her performance at Chicago Voices, earned her a Chicago / Mid-Western Emmy Nomination in 2017. Additionally Mueller performed at the 2014 and 2016 Tony's as well as appearing as a presenter in 2015.- Matt McTighe was born on 12 September 1979 in Martinez, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Bosch: Legacy (2022), The Rookie: Feds (2022) and Bosch (2014). He has been married to Jessica McTighe since 31 December 2007. They have two children.
- Cooper Daniels was born in Concord, CA. His given name is Christopher Peter Cooper, the youngest child of Bill and Anna Cooper. He went to Northgate High School. Then continued his studies at Diablo Valley College where he met his mentor, Jim Kirkwood. This opened his eyes to the "Method." Motivating him to move to New York City and study at The Actors Studio Drama School at New School University.
After school he booked his first Film audition to play George Lucas in a film directed by Luc Besson. He went on to become a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio where was mentored by such acting luminaries as Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel, Melissa Leo.
Off-Broadway he originated the role of Keith in the play "Los Angeles" written by Julian Sheppard and directed by Adam Rapp. As well as originating the role of Stash in "Bingo with the Indians" written and directed Adam Rapp.
Living in Los Angeles. He is an actor, stand up comic and father of two. - Writer
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- Minita Gandhi was born in Mumbai, India. She is an actress, known for Chicago P.D. (2014), Death Wish (2018) and Brown Girls (2017).
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Andy Truschinski is known for 21 Bridges (2019), The Root of Happiness (2017) and Bullets to Books (2020).- Producer
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Federico Friciello is known for Raid the Cage (2023), You Can Call Me Bill (2023) and History of Swear Words (2021).- Actress
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Clare Mairéad Cooney is an actor and filmmaker. Originally from Detroit, Clare attended the University of Notre Dame and spent a year abroad at Trinity College, Dublin. Clare graduated with honors in Psychology and Film, Television & Theater and went on to Chicago to attend the prestigious School at Steppenwolf. Clare served as writer, director, editor, producer, and lead actor in her award-winning short film "Runner," which played at 15 film festivals, winning 6 awards, and garnering Cooney a "Filmmaker to Watch" nomination from the Academy-Qualifying Atlanta Film Festival. She is also the director, writer, editor, producer, and lead actress in the pandemic-era romantic drama "Pick Up." Other directing work includes "Dad Man Walking" and "Go Ahead, Grab Time by the Throat." Clare made Newcity Magazine's Film 50 list in 2020 and 2019 for being "one of 50 individuals who shape Chicago's film scene." As an actor she is known for NBC's "Chicago PD", Pop TV's "Hot Date", Steve McQueen's "Widows."- Actor
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Michael is a producer, actor, and screenwriter. He has worked on numerous feature films, digital comedies and dramas.
For his work in the digital drama "twenties: the series," which he acted in and produced, Michael received a nomination for "Best Ensemble Cast" at the Bilbao Web Fest (Bilbao, Spain). He is also an award winning screenwriter.
Michael studied theatre and improvisation at the University of California, Santa Cruz and at Second City in Hollywood. He currently trains in New York.- Actress
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Maggie Scrantom is an actor and filmmaker. She just graduated with her MFA in Acting from Juilliard. As an actor, she is best known for Chicago PD (2016) and Work in Progress (2019). As a filmmaker, she has worked as a designer, writer, director, assistant director, and producer creating her own shorts and music videos as well as collaborating on other's work. She is now based in New York City but previously resided in Chicago.- Actress
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Originally from Copley, OH, Carrie Coon is a Chicago-based theatre, television and film actress. She received a BA in English and Spanish from the University of Mount Union, followed by her MFA in Acting at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Coon was nominated for a Tony Award in the Best Featured Actress category for her Broadway debut as Honey in the transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre's production of "Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", directed by Pam MacKinnon. Although Coon did not win in 2013, the production was awarded Best Revival, Best Director (MacKinnon) and Best Actor (Tracy Letts).- Producer
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Margaret Katch is known for ctrl alt delete (2017), Quick & Dirty (2016) and To Fall in Love with Anyone, Play This Game (2016).- Actress
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Originally from Chicago, Audrey received her B.F.A in Musical Theatre from AMDA (NYC.) After which, she reunited with her Chi-Town roots, where she intensified her training: The School at Steppenwolf, Black Box Acting Studio, The Second City Conservatory, The Back Room Shakespeare Project, multiple theatre and sketch shows, and a whole bunch of commercials.
Audrey is now based in Los Angeles (still local in Chicago, Portland, and Atlanta) where she acts, writes and produces and teaches.